Do Now Please get ready for the quiz and read over the following reminders: You should NOT be drawing, writing, etc. on the desks or in the textbooks. Please do not put more than one textbook in a desk. Put extras on the shelf. Do not put textbooks on the floor. All grades should be updated on parent portal for marking period 1.

After the Quiz Check it over! Place it face down on the back table. Take a primary and secondary source worksheet. Read over the explanations for primary and secondary sources. Complete the questions for the primary and secondary sources (both sides). For activity- tablet = piece of stone used to write on

Primary sources Information from someone who actually experienced what is being described Diaries Letters Autobiographies Photos Paintings Recordings

Secondary sources information from someone who did not experience what is being described Biographies History books or articles Textbooks Encyclopedias

Primary Source: A Student’s Life in Sumer 1. Who do you think wrote this source? Why do you think this? A student from Sumer. He talks about life at school, and it seems like he is a child because he has to answer to his father and his teacher. 2. Why do you think this source was created? (Purpose) To keep a diary So the student could practice writing on the tablet To tell about life in Sumer 3. What did you learn about life in a Sumerian school? Don’t be late for school! Only rich kids went to school (he had servants) Schools are strict

Primary Source: A Student’s Life in Sumer 4. List 4+ pros of using primary sources in class. Gives us vivid details Reveals emotions Can allow readers to make their own judgments Can give history a more personal feel 5. List 4+ cons of using primary sources in class. Harder to find these sources Harder to understand Outdated vocabulary, reading level, language Only one perspective on something Takes a long time to analyze

Secondary source: Our Textbook 1. Who wrote this source? (the textbook) A bunch of scholars, experts, or historians 2. Why do you think this source was written? (Purpose) For schools 3. List 4+ pros of using secondary sources in class. Blends different points of view (sometimes) Easier to find and read Provides expert analysis Can give history a more professional feel 5. List 4+ cons of using secondary sources in class. Can be boring Might be unfair in some way, and it can be hard to detect Can give you the impression that there is only one way to interpret history

Question 1 A piece of the original Magna Carta signed by King John in 1215

Question 2 The Mona Lisa - Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1506

Question 3 A book about the Medieval knights- written in 1999.

Question 5 A cartoon of Napoleon made in 1975.

Question 6 Roman coins made by Romans in 45 AD

Question 7 An interview with a Vietnam War veteran.

Question 8 A letter from George Washington to one of his generals written in 1798.

Question 9 An online encyclopedia article about the book, The Codex, written in 1976.

????????????????????????????????????? Why shouldn’t we always trust primary sources? Why shouldn’t we always trust secondary sources? Can something be both a primary source AND secondary source?